Polona Hercog vs Elena Gabriela Ruse — Bucharest Round of 32

Bucharest · WTA · Round of 32
Polona Hercog
SLO8
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 July 2018
clay
Elena Gabriela Ruse
ROU
Elena Gabriela Ruse
#72WTA
1850ELO
1744Clay ELO
28 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWW
Hercog P.
2-6 6-2 6-3
Ruse E.
Hercog P.
2662
Ruse E.
6231

Polona Hercog defeated Elena Gabriela Ruse 2-6 6-2 6-3 in the Bucharest round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Gabriela Ruse came in ranked #72, defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Ruse E.

Ruse E.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Hercog P.Ruse E.
1st serve in·Even
58%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
46%
Break points saved·Even
57%
54%
Aces / match·Even
3.1
3.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
4.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hercog P.Ruse E.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
47
66
Break points saved·Even
68
72
Break points won·Clear edge
75
98
Deciding sets·Dominant
44
97
Tiebreaks·Dominant
69
5

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Hercog P.Ruse E.
Freshness·Even
100
98

Hercog P.: 20 days rest · Ruse E.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Sevastova A.[1]
Martic P.[4]
7-646-2
Semi-finals
Sevastova A.[1]
Hercog P.[8]
6-10-0
Martic P.[4]
Buzarnescu M.[2]
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Buzarnescu M.[2]
Wang Y.
7-646-3
Hercog P.[8]
Jabeur O.
6-36-1
Martic P.[4]
Siegemund L.
7-54-66-4
Sevastova A.[1]
Cirstea S.[5]
3-66-36-2
R16
Wang Y.
Parmentier P.[7]
7-603-0
Sevastova A.[1]
Rus A.
6-17-5
Jabeur O.
Zvonareva V.
6-26-2
Buzarnescu M.[2]
Zidansek T.
6-37-5
Hercog P.[8]
Bara I.
7-56-2
Cirstea S.[5]
Zanevska M.
6-27-5
Martic P.[4]
Liu C.
6-26-756-4
Siegemund L.
Schmiedlova A.
6-43-66-2
R32
Sevastova A.[1]
Jakupovic D.
4-66-27-61
Hercog P.[8]
Ruse E.
2-66-26-3
Zanevska M.
Bonaventure Y.
7-656-1
Zidansek T.
Peterson R.
7-56-0
Jabeur O.
Begu I.[3]
6-26-1
Buzarnescu M.[2]
Kovinic D.
6-26-4
Parmentier P.[7]
Dulgheru A.
2-66-16-4
Siegemund L.
Paolini J.
6-46-0
Schmiedlova A.
Bogdan A.[6]
4-67-647-5
Bara I.
Tomova V.
6-47-5
Liu C.
Rosca A.
4-66-36-4
Wang Y.
Bulgaru M.
6-16-3
Cirstea S.[5]
Buyukakcay C.
6-36-3
Martic P.[4]
Sramkova R.
6-26-4
Rus A.
Duque Marino M.
6-26-4
Zvonareva V.
Alexandrova E.
6-16-2